Friday, March 7, 2008

Tea at The Ritz Palm Court

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. ~Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

The first cup moistens my lips and throat. The second cup breaks my loneliness. The third cup searches my barren entrail but to find therein some thousand volumes of odd ideographs. The fourth cup raises a slight perspiration - all the wrongs of life pass out through my pores. At the fifth cup I am purified. The sixth cup calls me to the realms of the immortals. The seventh cup - ah, but I could take no more! I only feel the breath of the cool wind that raises in my sleeves. Where is Elysium? Let me ride on this sweet breeze and waft away thither. ~Lu Tung, "Tea-Drinking"

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Yes please! I like that second quote. Very nice.Re; your comment;Hindsight is 20/20, I now know they were harmless. You are so right. Traveling with children always puts you on guard though. Enjoy your day!xo

"although my neighbors are all barbarians and you, you are thousands of miles away, there are always two cups on my table." Chinese proverb Tang Dynasty

Beautiful photo - I've never had the high tea experience but have had the good fortune to be taught by an authentic cockney as well as a Japanese CEO the finer points of brewing the "perfect" (according to their cultures) cup of tea.

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